HEMP JEWELRY
HEMP 20# SPOOL
MILLEFIORI POLYMER CLAY CANE
HAIR & JEWELRY BEAD KIT
KEY RING, SCISSORS, MASKING TAPE
( TO MAKE YOUR OWN BEADS WITH YOUR CHOICE OF MILLEFIORI CLAY
FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PACKAGE.)
16” NECKLACE #1- FOUR SILVER, FOUR CREAM & SIX BLACK COLORED
PONY BEADS, TWO-1/2”& THREE-1/4” AZTEC “LOOK” BEADS, CUT TWO -2 YARDS OF HEMP FOR THE WORKING STRANDS,& TWO- 1 YARD STRANDS FOR THE DRONES.
1. HOLD THE STRANDS TOGETHER, ENDS EVEN, TIE AN OVERHAND KNOT,
LEAVING 4” TAILS.
2. FIND A FLAT WORKING SURFACE & TAPE DOWN THE STRANDS AT THE TOP.
3. ARRANGE STRANDS TO HAVE TWO DRONE STRANDS & TWO WORKING
STRANDS. IF DESIRED,TAPE DOWN BOTH DRONE STRANDS TOWARD THE END.
4. MAKE FIVE SQUARE KNOTS.
5. SLIDE ONE SILVER, ONE BLACK AND ONE CREAM PONY BEAD ON BOTH DRONE STRANDS.
6. MAKE FOUR SQUARE KNOTS.
7. SLIDE ONE- 1/2” AZTEC BEAD ON BOTH DRONE STRANDS.
8. REPEAT STEPS 6, 5, THEN 6.
9. SLIDE THREE 1/4” AZTEC BEADS AND TWO PONY BEADS ONTO ALL FOUR
STRANDS, STARTING WITH THE AZTEC BEAD AND ALTERNATING.
10. REPEAT STEPS 6, 5, 6, 7, 6, 5, & 4 IN THIS ORDER.
11. TIE AN OVERHAND KNOT AND TRIM ENDS EVENLY TO 4”.
12. TO CLASP: TIE THE ENDS IN SQUARE KNOT.
14” NECKLACE #2 - THREE MILLEFIORI BEADS, CUT TWO-21/2 YARDS OF HEMP
FOR THE OUTER WORKING STRANDS& ONE-60 INCH STRAND FOR THE DRONE.
1. HOLD STRANDS TOGETHER, ENDS EVEN, AND TIE AN OVERHAND KNOT,
LEAVING 4” TAILS.
2. ON A FLAT WORK SURFACE, TAPE DOWN THE STRANDS AT THE KNOT.
3. CENTER THE DRONE STRAND. IF DISIRED,TAPE IT DOWN TOWARD THE END.
4. WITH THE OUTER WORKING STRANDS MAKE A HALF KNOT SINNET FOR 5”.
5. SLIDE ONE MILLEFIORI BEAD ON THE DRONE STRAND.
6. TIE EIGHT HALF KNOTS.
7. SLIDE CENTER MILLEFIORI BEAD ON THE DRONE STRAND.
8. REPEAT STEPS 6, 5 & 4 IN THIS ORDER.
9. TIE AN OVER HAND KNOT AND TRIM ENDS TO 4” SO THEY ARE EVEN.
10. TO CLASP: TIE THE ENDS IN A SQUARE KNOT.
5-1/2” KEY CHAIN- KEY RING, SIX MILLEFIORI BEADS, EIGHT FROSTED PONY
BEADS, CUT TWO-THIRTY INCH STRANDS OF HEMP.
1. FOLD STRANDS IN HALF AND SLIDE THE CENTERS THROUGH THE SPLIT IN THE KEY RING
TILL SECURE.
2. HOLDING THE TWO STRANDS EVENLY, TIE IN A KNOT LEAVING FOUR EVEN
STRANDS.
3. TAPE THE KEY RING DOWN ON A FLAT SURFACE.
4. ARRRANGE THE STRANDS TO HAVE TWO DRONE STRANDS, AND TWO WORKING STRANDS. IF DESIRED,TAPE DOWN BOTH DRONE STRANDS TOWARD THE END.
5. MAKE TWO SQUARE KNOTS.
6. SLIDE TWO PONY BEADS ON BOTH DRONE STRANDS.
7. SLIDE ONE MILLIFIORE BEAD ON EACH ONE OF THE WORKING STRANDS.
8. REPEAT STEPS 5, 6 & 7 TWO MORE TIMES.
9. TIE TWO SQAURE KNOTS, ADD TWO PONY BEADS TO THE DRONE STRANDS, & TIE TWO SQUARE KNOTS.
10. TIE AN OVERHAND KNOT AND TRIM ENDS TO 6”.
1. DRONE STRANDS- STATIONARY MIDDLE STRAND(S). OUTSIDE STRANDS ARE KNOTTED AROUND THEM.
2. WORKING STRANDS- THE LONG STRANDS YOU KNOT AROUND THE DRONE
STRANDS.
3. SINNET- A SERIES OF KNOTS FORMING THE SAME PATTERN.
4. SQUARE KNOT- TWO HALF KNOTS TIED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. TO DO THIS, TAKE LEFT STRAND AND CROSS OVER THE TOP OF THE DRONE STRANDS TO THE RIGHT. TAKE RIGHT STRAND AND LAY IT ON TOP OF THE LEFT STRAND(STILL ON THE RIGHT SIDE). BRING IT UNDER THE DRONE
STRANDS AND UP & THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE LEFT SIDE “LOOP”. PULL THE WORKING STRANDS OUTWARD TO TIGHTEN WITHOUT TWISTING THE KNOT. REPEAT WITH THE RIGHT STRAND PASSING IN FRONT. THIS COMPLETES A SQUARE KNOT. REPEATING THIS PROCEEDURE IS A
SQUARE KNOT SINNET.
5. HALF KNOT SINNET- THE FIRST HALF OF THE SQUARE KNOT WITHOUT ALTERNATING THE RIGHT STRAND AND REPEATEDLY CROSSING THE LEFT STRAND OVER THE DRONES TO FORM A SPIRAL PATTERN.
6. OVERHAND KNOT- TAKING A GROUP OF STRANDS AND TYING THEM IN A
KNOT TO FORM A SINGLE STRAND. THIS BEGINS & ENDS EACH PIECE.